21 Creative Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fanbase. If you build a Facebook Page, will fans come?
This is the great hope for many businesses. However, fans do not magically appear from the Facebook mist. People must be lured to your fan page. And there are some good and bad ways to go about doing this. In this article, I’ll share a big myth and 21 ways to drive more fans to your Facebook fan page. The Big Myth There’s a great myth that once you create a Facebook fan page for your business, the first thing you should do to get fans is invite ALL your friends from your personal profile using the “Suggest to Friends” feature. Unfortunately, this strategy may not be that effective and can, in fact, often backfire. There are several reasons not to use the Suggest to Friends feature: Facebook users can only like up to 500 pages and may wish to be selective.
Here are 21 ways to get more fans for your Facebook fan page: #1: Embed Widgets on Your Website Select from a number of the new Facebook Social Plugins and place them on your website and blog. 5 Graphics that Explain Facebook’s Open Graph. I've spent the afternoon and evening digging into Facebook's new social plugins and Open Graph features. The graphics below show my understanding of how these new features work for website owners integrating them. The new social features can be divided into the following categories: Page engagement Page interaction Login/Authentication Like for Facebook pages Like for Website pages Page Engagement These plugins help site owners encourage users to explore the site or dig into a page, by highlighting interest and activity from the user's Facebook friends or Facebook users, in general.
Page Interaction These plugins make it easier for users to interact on the website—with the added benefit of making it easier for users to share those interactions on Facebook, of course. Login/Authentication The Facebook pages didn't have graphics showing these plugins, but the one lets users log in to the website. Like for Facebook Pages Like for Website Pages I'm not going to weigh in totally, yet. Connect: How to Customize Your Facebook Page Using Static FBML. Important Note: Facebook no longer supports FBML.
Please refer to the articles on Facebook iFrame. Is your Facebook page dull and uninviting? Maybe you’ve seen those really attractive Facebook pages and wondered, “How’d they do that?” Given Facebook’s powerhouse status for marketers, isn’t it time you upgraded your Facebook page? How can you help your brand stand out from the competition and increase the relevancy of your Facebook page? The answer: Static FBML. What Is Static FBML? FBML stands for Facebook Markup Language, which is a subset of HTML. Static FBML is a Facebook application that allows Facebook page administrators to create custom tabs on their Facebook pages. Adding Static FBML to Your Facebook Page You can add Static FBML in four easy steps. #1: Make sure you are an administrator of the Facebook page so you have the ability to edit. #2: Go to the Static FBML application. #3: Click “Add to my Page.”
Static FBML is now added to your page. Setting Up Static FBML as a Tab That’s it!